projects – Page 27 – BTYSTE Portal

Stand Number: 3407

Project title: Recycling Nutrients

Overview: Our project aims to investigate which organic waste produces the best leachate to use as a nutrient source in a hydroponic system.

School Name: St Colman's College

School County: Down

Stand Number: 3408

Project title: Could The ZZ Plant Survive In Martian Soil

Overview: We are experimenting if the Zamioculcas Zamiifolia plant could survive in a simulant martian soul.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 3409

Project title: Can plant-based dyes be an environmentally friendly alternative to commercial dyes?

Overview: Our project is about making environmentally friendly dyes that are still efficient.

School Name: Malahide Community School

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3410

Project title: The lunar effect on periwinkle (Littorina littoria) movement

Overview: We are looking to see if the movement of common periwinkles (Littorina littoria) on shores in North Clare is influenced by the lunar cycle

School Name: Mary Immaculate Secondary School

School County: Clare

Stand Number: 3411

Project title: How much plastic is washed up on our shores?

Overview: We are looking at the accumulation of marine plastics on 12 shores in Clare over a three month period.

School Name: Mary Immaculate Secondary School

School County: Clare

Stand Number: 3412

Project title: An examination of the effect that position in a turlough has on the morphology of the leaves of Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup)

Overview: We are examining the effect that the level of submersion has on the morphology of the leaves of Ranunculus repens (creeping buttercup) growing in turloughs

School Name: Mary Immaculate Secondary School

School County: Clare

Stand Number: 3413

Project title: An investigation into the public's perceptions and fears of Avian Influenza

Overview: This project will survey the community of Rush to investigate knowledge of avian influenza and if the medium they learned about impacts on fear levels

School Name: St Joseph's Secondary School

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3414

Project title: Sargassum Muticum a threat to Biodiversity

Overview: We are investigating Sargassum Muticum in Tralee bay, it's growth rate, reasons for spreading and potential preventatives along with effect on biodiversity

School Name: Community College Killorglin

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 3415

Project title: An investigation which compares the effectiveness of fermented foods against E.Coli (K-12) compared to Lactic Acid Bacteria

Overview: We will test the effectiveness of fermented foods against E.Coli (K-12) compared to Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, two common probiotics

School Name: St Joseph's Secondary School

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 3416

Project title: Fiosrú ar cumas atá ag plandaí eagsula cosc a chur ar chreimeadh uisce.

Overview: Smaoinigh muid ar an tionscnamh seo mar go bhfuil chreimeadh fadhb mór cois abhainn agus támid ag iarraidh chuir deireadh leis.

School Name: Coláiste Ailigh

School County: Donegal